Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti suggested that Italian soccer be suspended for two to three years after the latest game-fixing scandal rocked the national team and again tarnished the sport's image in the country just a week before the European Championship. Read the whole story

Top international prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, best known for pursuing war criminals, has been nominated as chief investigator at FIFA, soccer's scandal-plagued governing body, with a brief to probe game-fixing and corruption. Read the whole story

The Seattle Sounders will host their third-round U.S. Open Cup match with Atlanta Silverbacks on Wednesday because the Sounders bought hosting rights from the second-division Silverbacks. Read the whole story